Seems like the Ford 302 V-8 engine is all but forgotten. It also seems the new standard for building a sweet Dime is to put a V-8 in your S-10 truck. With all these Dime minis sporting big powerplants ...

We love the Ford 302. Its short, 3.00-inch stroke encourages flinging the tach needle to 7,000 or even 8,000 rpm, and its fat, 4.00-inch bore allows mucho cylinder head breathing. We've punished a ...